Altar Servers Let Their Light Shine
Six new altar servers were recently installed at Our Lady of Light parish, St. Albans. Veteran servers congratulated the newcomers to the ministry, front row: Brianna Garcia, Saramarie Wade, Trinity Defour, Lucius Defour, Daniel Roden Jr, and Naika Placide, along with Father William G. Smith, pastor, far left, and Deacons Albert Saldana and Luis Taylor, director of the altar servers. (Photo courtesy Deacon Luis Taylor)
If you are suffering from the loss of a loved one through separation, divorce, and death, consider attending the upcoming Beginning Experience weekend, March 2-4 at the Montfort Spiritual Center in Bay Shore, L.I. The program helps those who are grieving through presentations, reflection and small-group sharing. For more details, e-mail BeginningExperienceLI@hotmail.com or call John, 516-822-0635; Jim, 718-474-3779; or Karen, 201-736-8200.
Quote of the Week (in anticipation of St. Valentine’s Day): “Let us love one another, because love is of God; everyone who loves is begotten by God and knows God. Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love.” — 1 John 4:7-8
Young adult Catholics, if you’re looking for fun ways to connect with peers, check out these upcoming opportunities:
• The parish chapter of the Catholic Fellowship of NYC at Our Lady of the Snows Church, N. Floral Park, is hosting a Coffee House/Open Mic Night, Feb. 18. Enjoy live music, refreshments and see local artists showcase their talents. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Contact Father Patrick Longalong, 718-347-6070 or fr.longalong@gmail.com.
• Seminarian Evans Julce will speak on the topic: “The Church As One: Unity in Diversity,” at the next diocesan-sponsored Holy Hour and Fellowship, Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Center, Douglaston. Come for his talk, praise and worship, volleyball, adoration, food and fun. For details, e-mail vocations@diobrook.org; call 718-827-2454; or check out www.facebook.com/dobholyhourandfellowship.
Register now for the New York Archdiocese’s annual Family Life Conference, March 31 at St. Joseph Seminary, Yonkers. Sponsored by the archdiocesan Family Life/Respect Life Office, the conference begins with 8:45 a.m. Mass celebrated by Edward Cardinal Egan, and the program runs 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Scheduled speakers include Kathleen Gallagher, pro-life activity director, N.Y.S. Catholic Conference; Father Paul N. Check, director, Courage Apostolate; and Christopher Stefanick of the the Denver Archdiocese. Admission: $25, includes lunch. Conference is free for priests, religious and students. To register, go to www.FLRL.org or call 212-371-1011 ext. 3195.
If you graduated from St. Andrew Avellino School, Flushing, come out and support the young men following in your footsteps. Boys from St. Andrew’s will scrimmage at halftime of the St. John’s vs. DePaul basketball game at St. John’s University’s Carnesecca Arena, Jamaica, on Feb. 20. Tickets are $20 and a portion of the proceeds benefit the school. Call Liz at 917-575-7461 for tickets.
This week’s Tip of the Tablet TALK Top Hat goes to seven fourth-grade students at St. Mark School, Sheepshead Bay, who will have their original poems published in an upcoming anthology of poems to be published by Creative Communications. The students are: Jonah Adames, James Adiele, Brianna Biggs, Mia Charles, James Kong, Ana vanGoodman and Alice Yee. They have made their principal, Carol Donnelly, and teacher, Patricia Daly, proud.
Peanuts Gang
Takes Bellerose
Young actors will sing and dance their way through a typical day in the life of everyone’s favorite Peanuts gang during the Broadway revival of “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown!” presented by St. Gregory’s Theatre Group, Bellerose. Performances: Feb. 24 at 8 p.m.; Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; and Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. in Gregorian Hall, 244-44 87th Ave. Show is suitable for all ages. Reserved tickets are $18, $15 seniors and $7 children. Prices are $2 higher at the door. Call 718-989-2451 or e-mail tickets@sgtg.org.
